Feb 4, 2019
NADA End-of-Day Auto News Recap In the world of autonomous vehicles, Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley are bustling hubs of development and testing. But ask those involved in self-driving vehicles when we might actually see them carrying passengers in every city, and you’ll get an almost universal answer: Not anytime soo ... Continue reading
Driverless Cars Could Worsen Traffic By Cruising Around Instead Of Parking
Feb 4, 2019
Commentary From Chuck Martin Media Post News Self-driving cars have been in the works for some time, although not all of the potential consequences have been fully uncovered. Since a self-driving car technically wouldn’t require a driver to be in the car, the vehicle could operate on its own, which is where significa ... Continue reading
Fractals Brighten Radar Reflections for Driverless Cars, Satellites
Feb 4, 2019
FRACTAL’s proprietary road and space-based radar reflector. The new technology will enable driverless cars and tiny satellites with greater safety and capabilities. ... Continue reading
Toyota and SoftBank Joint Venture, MONET, Starts Operations
Feb 2, 2019
Toyota City, Japan, Feb, 01 2019; Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank) have completed investment in their joint venture, MONET Technologies Inc. (MONET), with full-scale operations commencing today. Specifically, of MONET's three main business domains--1) on-demand mobility services, 2) data- ... Continue reading
Feb 1, 2019
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DR. LEILEI SHINOHARA JOINS ROBOSENSE AS VICE PRESIDENT OF R&D
Jan 30, 2019
SHINOHARA WAS PREVIOUSLY LEAD FOR THE WORLD’S FIRST AUTOMOTIVE GRADE LIDAR PRODUCT --VALEO SCALA Dr. Shinohara is One of the Most Accomplished LiDAR Experts with Over 10 Years of Experience Developing LiDAR Systems January 23, 2019, Shenzhen, China - RoboSense, a leader in LiDAR perception technology, announced today ... Continue reading
Jan 26, 2019
Attending the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this month provided the perfect opportunity to test out an Autonomous Vehicle (AV). My colleague Amber McLincha-Herrick opened the Lyft app and we then waited in anticipation for our AV to arrive. As Las Vegas is home to Aptiv’s largest fleet of self-dri ... Continue reading
CNBC: APPLE JUST DISMISSED MORE THAN 200 EMPLOYEES FROM PROJECT TITAN, ITS AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE GROUP
Jan 24, 2019
Apple just dismissed more than 200 employees from Project Titan, its autonomous vehicle group its stealthy autonomous vehicle initiative, people familiar with the group tell CNBC. · A former Apple and Tesla executive, Doug Field, returned to Apple in August to work on Project Titan, alongside Bob Mansfield. ... Continue reading
Today's NADA End-of-Day Auto News Recap - January 23, 2019; Ford, Porsche, Toyota, BMW/Volkswagen
Jan 23, 2019
NADA End-of-Day Automotive News Recap Ford Motor Co. is trying to drive past a difficult 2018 with a slate of new vehicles and an aggressive overhaul of its operations, but with the problems that plagued the iconic carmaker last year poised to remain in 2019, analysts are skeptical of the company's promise to improve e ... Continue reading
TEXAS TO FORM CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED VEHICLE TASK FORCE
Jan 22, 2019
Texas Department of Transportation announced today it is going to create a Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Task Force to become a central point for CAV advancement in Texas. ... Continue reading
Interest in Autonomous Vehicles Slows
Jan 18, 2019
Car manufacturers are putting on the brakes on developing driverless cars after several crashes. Automotive supplier Aptiv employs a fleet of people, computers and video screens to monitor its 75 autonomous cars, showcasing just how complicated driverless cars are, the Wall Street Journal reports. ... Continue reading
Jan 15, 2019
Alliance leverages the two global automakers’ strengths to better compete, innovate and serve customers Alliance does not involve cross-ownership between the two companies Companies to first deliver medium pickup trucks for global customers, aiming to start in 2022, and intend to follow with commercial vans in Europe ... Continue reading
NAIAS' Past, Present and Future All on Display as 2019 Show Begins
Jan 14, 2019
The 2019 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) got off to a fast start this weekend as more than 500 people saw some of the world’s most exotic cars at The Gallery, four trucks completed a 10-day journey that ended in downtown Detroit and thousands of media, analysts and executives from around the world bega ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz at CES 2019 +VIDEO
Jan 11, 2019
LAS VEGAS - January 11, 2019: As the intelligence and the wide range of service applications in cars become more important for customers, shows like the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas are the place for carmakers to present their new products. Mercedes-Benz was by far one of the most visible car companies during ... Continue reading
Audi at CES 2019: From Driving Experience to Experience The Drive
Jan 8, 2019
Audi is breaking new ground—the brand with the four rings is developing innovative concepts for individual mobility and connecting these concepts with the digital world. The future self-driving Audi models will be on-demand entertainment spaces that will grant their occupants a “25th Hour” in the day. ... Continue reading
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